Water-heater



(No Model.)

G. TAUBALD.

WATEE HEATER. No. 593,621.

Patented Nov TN: Nonms PETERS co PHoTaLwHa.. WASHINGTON, u.;

UNTTED STATES ATnNT rrr-ECE,

\ t GEORGE TAUBALD, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

WATER-HEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of vLetters Patent No. 593,621, dated November 16,1897.

v Application tiled July 12,1897. Serial lilo. 644339. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE TAUBALD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water-Heaters; and I do hereby declare the following'to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had to the annexed drawings, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to those water-heaters which' comprise an inclosing shell or casing, a lower receiving-chamber, an upper discharging-chamber, a series or stack of vertical pipes connecting said chambers, and a gas or vapor burner at the base of the apparatus; and ,my improvement consists in t-ting an extra burner longitudinally of and within the heater. Thisl extra burner has ventages adapted to discharge jets of ignited gas against the sides of the pipes connecting the aforesaid pair of chambers. Furthermore, the base-burner and longitudinal burner can be used jointly when occasion requires, or either one of them can be employed independently of the other, as hereinafter more fully described.

In the annexed drawings, Figure lis avertical section of my improvedl water-heater. Figs. 2 and3 are horizontal sections of the apparatus, taken, respectively, at the lines Y Y and Z Z of-Fig. l.

A B represent two ring-shaped or annular castings which are about ive or six inches in diameter andv thick enough to stand any pressure ordinarily used With city waterworks, as the inlet of the apparatus is preferably in direct communication with a streetmain, the same as heaters applied to stoves, ranges, dac. This inlet O usually passes horizontally into the lower ring B, and the latter is provided on its upper side wit-ha number of interiorly-threaded nipples b, wherewith are engaged vertical tubes D. These tubes are from twelve to-twenty inches long and about three-quarters of an inch in diameter, their upper ends being engaged with screwthreaded nipples a, projecting from the under side of the ring A, which latter has the outlet-pipe E attached to it. These rings and their connecting-pipes are housed within a ,cylindrical shell or rcasing VF, Y which is double, as `at F', by which meanspan annular chamber is afforded for a non-conducting packing G, of asbestos r mineral wool or other suitable material or materials. This inclosing shell -may be set upon legs or feet f,.or it maybe attached tok a wall or other firm support and has secured to its base by a number of lugs haring-shaped burner H, having one or more series of Vventages h for the escape ofV gas or other combustible vapor or iiuid. j l

I is an inlet-pipe that supplies the burner I-Iwith gas. 4 Passing up through the center of this ring I-I and occupying an axial position within the heater is a vertical pipe J, having a series of ventages j for the escape of gas or other burning 'vapor or uid.

ShellF F has an annular cap K secured to it, and this cap has iitted upon it a readilydetachable cover L, whose neck Z is adapted to have a smoke-pipe applied thereto.

After this apparatus has been set up in the desired location the pipe O is connected with some source of water-supply, while the other pipe E leads to any suitableY outlet, said pipes being provided with suitable cocks capable of being opened and closed at pleasure. Ordinarily the inlet-pipe O is in communication with a street-main, but said pipe may lead directly into the bottom of a bathtub when the heater is located in a bathroom.` Again, the pipe E may communicate with theV upper part of said tub, or it may connect with a hot-water pipe of an ordinary heater, so as to be used in conjunction with the latter or independently of it, or the apparatus may be mounted directly upon or near a kitchen-sink, so as to afford a constant supply of hot water for culinary purposes.

Other arrangements of the apparatus will readily suggest themselves to plumbers and those engaged in putting up heating appliances generally.

As the apparatus is constantly iilled with water, no precaution is necessary in using it, after lighting the gas burner or burners. If

there is no especial hurry for hot water, the single burner H may be used, and as the gas jets issue from its ventages h the heat ascends within the apparatus and escapes at the col- IOO lar Z at a very low temperature on account of it being absorbed by the rings A B and stack of pipes D, of which latter eight are preferred. Again, Very little heat is radiated from the apparatus, because it is so completely surrounded by the non-conducting lilling G. Consequently the gas is almost wholly utilized within the apparatus, the result being the establishing of a rapid circulation up the pipes D and a speedy heating of the water with a minimum consumption of gas; but if it is desired to use the apparatus as an instantaneous water-heater the central burner J is brought into use in conjunction with the base-burner H, and in a few minutes thereafter scalding water will be discharged in a constant stream from the cock or outlet attached to pipe E. This rapid production of scalding water is due to the fact that the burning jets issuing from the numerous ventages j strike the sides of pipes D at right angles thereto, and as this central burner J extends up almost to the ringA it is evidenta most intense heat is soon concentrated within the apparatus; but as soon as the demand for scalding water has ceased said burner is shut o and the lower one H used alone.

Finally, the outer casing or shell can be nickcl-plated or made of polished brass, so as to present a very attractive'appearance; but

for a cheaper grade of heaters said shell may be composed of Russia iron.

I claim as my invention- 1. A water-heater comprising an inclosing casing; a lower receiving-chamber, provided with an inlet; an upper discharging-chamber, provided with an outlet; a series of pipes connecting said chambers; a base-burner below said receiving-chamber; and an extra burner arranged longitudinally of and within the heater, and having ventages that discharge against the sides of said connectingpipes, for the purpose described.

2. A water-heater comprising an inclosing casing; a lower ring B fitted therein, and provided with an inlet; an upper ring A, provided with an outletg'a series of pipes D, connecting said rings; an annular burner II, at the base of the heater, and provided with openings h'; and a longitudinal burner-pipe J, provided with openings j, discharging against said pipes D, all as herein described, and for the purpose stated.

In testimony whereof I afiix -my signature in presenceof two witnesses.

GEORGE TAUBALD.

Vitnesses:

JAMES Il. LAYMAN, JOHN C. ROGERS. 

